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The final cost of legal action against the US-based Lahey Clinic will top $1 million, the Attorney-General said last week.
Kathy Lynn Simmons added that the Bill stood at just under $999,000, but about $100,000 in legal bills to the overseas law firm...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Premier has called for an investigation into former attorney-general Trevor Moniz.
David Burt accused Mr Moniz of an abuse of power over his handling of the Bermuda Government lawsuit against the US-based Lahey Clinic during Friday’s motion to a...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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Taxi drivers, people with disabilities and new business owners will benefit from financial relief after The Payroll Tax Amendment Act 2018 was passed in the House with no objections.
At the same time, payroll tax on notional salaries in owner-managed...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A government Bill was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday night despite a drafting blunder that had technical officers and members of the legislature scrambling to clarify.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs, ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than half of people surveyed by the Government support a new tax on sugar, health minister Kim Wilson revealed on Friday.
Ms Wilson told MPs the impact on the baking industry of a tax on raw sugar had been taken into account.
She said: “This con...
DATE: Mar 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former attorney-general Trevor Moniz denied last night he had shredded documents connected to the government lawsuit against the US-based Lahey Clinic.
Mr Moniz added that he had never used evidence from a parallel criminal case to support the civil ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Politics
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Bermuda’s environmental groups have berated a decision greenlighting commercial quad bike tours on the Railway Trail in the West End.
Jonathan Starling, executive director at Greenrock, said the group was “profoundly disappointed” by the announcemen...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Politics
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The municipal elections will be postponed for a year while consultation takes place after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly last night.
The Municipalities Amendment Act will also give the Minister of Home Affairs more power over Hamilto...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Politics
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Experts highlighted poor practice in Bermuda’s schools and unchallenging assignments for pupils, the education minister told MPs yesterday.
Cambridge curriculum assessors conducted a review of public schools after Cambridge Checkpoint results showed ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Politics
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A Green Paper is being drafted to seek ways to reduce drug abuse and increase rehabilitation.
The Department for National Drug Control is putting together the document in line with a Throne Speech pledge by the Progressive Labour Party.
It is expecte...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff